On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million

blamingthedevil:
On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million

Should be the SHREWDEST Business Deal in History! 🤔🙂

How much is Lagos worth? Just want to know.

The Russians are still regretting selling it.

Russia sold it to US instead of Canada because of their hatred towards UK

blamingthedevil:
On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million

Russia biggest mistake ever

Mirasteel:
Russia biggest mistake ever

How is it a mistake?

FOLYKAZE:


How is it a mistake?

it would have been a russian territory by now. So they can build a nuclear program on alaska and launch nuclear warheads from alaska considering the close promixity to the u.s mainland

ruggedtimi:
it would have been a russian territory by now. So they can build a nuclear program on alaska and launch nuclear warheads from alaska considering the close promixity to the u.s mainland

Is Russia not having the capacity to launch missile from the motherland into USA?

blamingthedevil:
On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million

That was when Russia was still weak and looking for Thier feet .

A huge mistake

Russia

Thank God.
Trump tried to buy Greenland as well but Denmark refused.

Canada own and administers Nova Scotia.....
Dangote should buy Iragbiji

FOLYKAZE:


How is it a mistake?

Russia sold Alaska for a dirt cheap price and years later oil and gas were discovered on the land and presently major oil and gas reserves are found in the Alaska worth billions of dollars.

Mirasteel:
Russia sold Alaska for a dirt cheap price and years later oil and gas were discovered on the land and presently major oil and gas reserves are found in the Alaska worth billions of dollars.

Russia had her reasons for selling…

Mainly security reasons. ( defeat in the Crimean war)

The land was increasingly getting difficult to defend. It was more of a burden to them.

So the counted their loss and moved on!

Same way Lagos,Oyo will be bought by _Biafraa.

Mirasteel:
Russia sold Alaska for a dirt cheap price and years later oil and gas were discovered on the land and presently major oil and gas reserves are found in the Alaska worth billions of dollars.

This is costly mistake